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Zinc in TheraBreath PLUS Mouthwash
The scientific studies which follow will help explain why TheraBreath PLUS Oral Rinse, in addition to a higher concentration of OXYD-8, also contains Zinc Gluconate. Briefly, science has shown that adding zinc gluconate helps to alleviate sour/bitter/metallic tastes and also aids in reducing tartar buildup. The stabilized chlorine dioxide component (OXYD-8) in TheraBreath PLUS Oral Rinse is utilized to alleviate oral malodor, while Tea Tree Oil assists as a natural anti-microbial.
Biofactors 2000;12(1-4):65-70Zinc deficiency and taste dysfunction; contribution of carbonic anhydrase, a zinc-metalloenzyme, to normal taste sensation. by Komai M, Goto T, Suzuki H, Takeda T, Furukawa Y. Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. email@example.com The present study was designed to clarify the effect of zinc deficiency on sodium chloride preference, the lingual trigeminal and taste nerves transduction, and carbonic anhydrase (CA) activity of the tongue surface and salivary gland. Male SD rats, 4 weeks old, were divided into four groups, and fed zinc-deficient (Zn-Def), low-zinc (Low-Zn), and zinc-sufficient diets with free access (Zn-Suf) and pair-feeding (Pair-fed). After taking part in the preference tests for 42 days, the rats were provided for the chorda tympani and lingual trigeminal nerves recordings, then finally sacrificed and the tongue and submandibular gland excised to measure CA activity. Sodium chloride preference increased only after 4 days of the feeding of zinc-deficient and low-zinc diets, which means that the taste abnormality appears abruptly in zinc deficieny and even though in marginal zinc deficiency. Reduced CA activities of the taste-related tissues in zinc-deficient group paralleled well with the decreased taste and lingual trigeminal nerves sensitivities.
Effect of Different Mouthrinses on Morning Breath.by van Steenberghe D, Avontroodt P, Peeters W, Pauwels M, Coucke W, Lijnen A, Quirynen M. Department of Periodontology, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. BACKGROUND: Morning breath odor is an often-encountered complaint. This double-blind, crossover, randomized study aimed to examine the bad breath-inhibiting effect of 3 commercially available mouthrinses on morning halitosis during an experimental period of 12 days without mechanical plaque control. METHODS: Twelve medical students with a healthy periodontium refrained from all means of mechanical plaque control during 3 experimental periods of 12 days (with intervening washout periods of at least 3 weeks). A professional oral cleaning preceded each period. During each experimental period, as the only oral hygiene measure allowed, the students rinsed twice a day with one of the following formulations in a randomized order: CHX-Alc (a 0.2% chlorhexidine [CHX] solution); CHX-NaF (CHX 0.12% plus sodium fluoride 0.05%); or CHX-CPC-Zn (CHX 0.05% plus cetylpyridinium chloride 0.05% plus zinc lactate 0.14%). After 12 days, morning breath was scored via volatile sulfur compound (VSC) level measurements of the mouth air and organoleptic ratings of the mouth air, the expired air, and a scraping of the tongue coating. At the 12-day visit, a questionnaire (subjective ratings) was completed and samples taken from both the tongue coating and the saliva for anaerobic and aerobic culturing and vitality staining. The de novo supragingival plaque formation was also recorded. All parameters were correlated with the baseline registrations. RESULTS: Although oral hygiene during the 3 experimental periods was limited to oral rinses, bad breath parameters systematically improved, with the exception of a slight increase in VSC levels while using CHX-Alc, a finding which was associated with the direct influence of the CHX on the sulfide monitor. The oral microbial load after the use of CHX-NaF remained unchanged, while for the CHX-Alc and CHX-CPC-Zn, significant reductions in both aerobic and anaerobic colony forming units (CFU)/ml were noticed in comparison with baseline data for both tongue coating and saliva samples. The composition of microflora, on the other hand, did not reveal significant changes. The supragingival plaque formation was inhibited, in descending order, by CHX-Alc, CHX-CPC-Zn, and CHX-NaF. The subjective scores for the rinses indicated a higher appreciation for CHX-CPC-Alc and CHX-NaF because of a better taste and fewer side effects. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate that morning halitosis can be successfully reduced via daily use of mouthrinses. CHX-Alc and CHX-CPC-Zn mouthrinses result in a significant reduction of the microbial load of tongue and saliva. Publication Types: · Clinical Trial · Randomized Controlled Trial
PMID: 11577950 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]J Clin Periodontol 1996 May;23(5):465-70 The effect of mouth rinses containing zinc and triclosan on plaque accumulation, development of gingivitis and formation of calculus in a 28-week clinical test. by Schaeken MJ, Van der Hoeven JS, Saxton CA, Cummins D. Department of Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, University of Nijmegan, The Netherlands. Experimental mouthrinses containing 0.4% zinc sulphate and 0.15% triclosan, which differed in base formulations were compared to a commercially available non-active control mouthrinse. Following baseline clinical examinations for plaque, gingival bleeding and calculus, the volunteers were provided with a dental prophylaxis and given oral hygiene instruction, stratified into 3 groups and given 1 of 3 mouthrinses. Further clinical assessments were performed after 4, 16 and 28 weeks. Salivary mutans streptococci were also monitored during the study. At 4 weeks, plaque and calculus scores in all groups were low compared to baseline. During the remainder of the study, these improvements were not maintained and both plaque and calculus levels increased in all groups. Plaque was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than in the control at all time points. Calculus was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than in the control at all time points. Calculus was significantly lower at week 28 for experimental mouthrinse group 2. Gingival bleeding also decreased in the initial 4 weeks but increased thereafter in the control group. In contrast, gingival bleeding was significantly (P < 0.05) lower in the two experimental groups than in the control group. No significant changes in mutans streptococci were observed.
Ann Pharmacother 1996 Feb;30(2):186-7 Zinc Deficiency and Taste Disorders. by Heyneman CA. Idaho Drug Information Center, Idaho State University, Pocatello 83209, USA. Elemental zinc supplementation in daily dosages of 25-100 mg po appears to be an efficacious treatment for taste dysfunction secondary to zinc depletion. Insufficient evidence is available to determine the efficacy of zinc supplementation for the treatment of hypogeusia or dysgeusia secondary to drug therapy or medical conditions that do not involve low serum zinc concentrations.
Ther Umsch 1995 Nov;52(11):732-7[Article in German] Huttenbrink KB. Klinik und Poliklinik fur Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde der Medizinischen Fakultat Carl Gustav Carus, Technischen Universitat Dresden. Disorders of olfaction and taste are infrequent, but a complete loss of smell or taste reduces the quality of life significantly. The sensitivity of human olfaction is remarkable, even for specific stimuli: Just a few molecules are enough to induce the correct identification of sterilised and ultraheated milk. Olfaction and taste are called 'chemical senses' because in both cases the adequate stimulus consists of molecules that bind to receptors of the sensory cells. The perceptions of smell and taste are often combined. Taste differentiates only four qualities: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. The typical flavor of food or drink is detected by olfaction. Disturbances of olfaction can be due to respiratory disorders such as nasal polyps, a deviation of the nasal septum or chronic sinusitis. Such conditions can reduce airflow through the olfactory cleft at the roof of the nasal cavity. They can be corrected by modern endoscopic surgery of the nose. Epithelial disorders involving the sensory cells are most often caused by viral infections (influenza-anosmia) or toxic destruction of the sensory epithelium (solvents or gases). Epithelial disorders can be treated only rarely by any treatment. Corticosteroids, zinc, and vitamin A are tried frequently. Neural disorders occur after frontobasal trauma and during neurological diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. Disorders of olfaction can be an early sign of such neurological diseases and sophisticated examination of this sense can contribute to their early diagnosis. However, no specific treatments have yet been identified. Disorders of taste can be due to toxic, chemical or inflammatory damage to the sensory cells of the tongue.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 1993 Oct;37(4):318-22Zinc Taste Test in Pregnant Women and its Correlation with Serum Zinc Level. by Garg HK, Singal KC, Arshad Z. Department of Pharmacology, J. N. Medical College, A.M.U., Aligarh. Pregnant women in different trimesters of pregnancy were divided into control (n = 58) and study (n = 104) groups. Study group subjects were given 45 mg zinc/p.o./day as 200 mg 'zinc sulphate tablets from the day of reporting till term. Body zinc status was clinically assessed by 'zinc taste test'. Blood samples were drawn at the same time and serum zinc levels measured. Zinc taste test scores decreased with advancement of pregnancy (P < 0.05) and increased significantly following zinc administration (P < 0.05). Serum zinc level declined significantly with advancement of pregnancy (P < 0.001). Following zinc administration, serum zinc level increased significantly (P < 0.001). Accuracy of zinc taste test in individual cases ranged between 70 and 100 percent. On the whole, zinc taste test was well correlated with serum zinc level, and provides a fair idea of zinc deficiency.
Nutrition 1993 May-Jun;9(3):218-24Zinc deficiency in elderly patients. by AS, Fitzgerald JT, Hess JW, Kaplan J, Pelen F, Dardenne M. - Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. Zinc is needed for growth and development, DNA synthesis, neurosensory functions, and cell-mediated immunity. Although zinc intake is reduced in elderly people, its deficiency and effects on cell-mediated immunity of the elderly have not been established. Subjects enrolled in "A Model Health Promotion and Intervention Program for Urban Middle Aged and Elderly Americans" were assessed for nutrition and zinc status. One hundred eighty healthy subjects were randomly selected for the study. Their mean dietary zinc intake was 9.06 mg/day, whereas the recommended dietary allowance is 15 mg/day. Plasma zinc was normal, but zinc in granulocytes and lymphocytes were decreased compared with younger control subjects. Of 118 elderly subjects in whom zinc levels in both granulocytes and lymphocytes were available, 36 had deficient levels. Plasma copper was increased, and interleukin 1 (IL-1) production was significantly decreased. Reduced response to the skin-test antigen panel and decreased taste acuity were observed. Thirteen elderly zinc-deficient subjects were supplemented with zinc, and various variables were assessed before and after zinc supplementation. Zinc supplementation corrected zinc deficiency and normalized plasma copper levels. Serum thymulin activity, IL-1 production, and lymphocyte ecto-5'-nucleotidase increased significantly after supplementation. Improvement in response to skin-test antigens and taste acuity was observed after zinc supplementation. A mild zinc deficiency appears to be a significant clinical problem in free-living elderly people.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991 May;117(5):519-28Smell and taste disorders, a study of 750 patients from the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center. Deems DA, Doty RL, Settle RG, Moore-Gillon V, Shaman P, Mester AF, Kimmelman CP, Brightman VJ, Snow JB Jr. - Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Human Communication, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Smell and taste disorders are common in the general population, yet little is known about their nature or cause. This article describes a study of 750 patients with complaints of abnormal smell or taste perception from the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center, Philadelphia. Major findings suggest that: chemosensory dysfunction influences quality of life; complaints of taste loss usually reflect loss of smell function; upper respiratory infection, head trauma, and chronic nasal and paranasal sinus disease are the most common causes of the diminution of the sense of smell, with head trauma having the greatest loss; depression frequently accompanies chemosensory distortion; low body weight accompanies burning mouth syndrome; estrogens protect against loss of the sense of smell in postmenopausal women; zinc therapy may provide no benefit to patients with chemosensory dysfunction; and thyroid hormone function is associated with oral sensory distortion. The findings are discussed in relation to management of patients with chemosensory disturbances.
J Periodontol 1990 Jun;61(6):352-8Clinical efficacy of a dentifrice and oral rinse containing sanguinaria extract and zinc chloride during 6 months of use. Harper DS, Mueller LJ, Fine JB, Gordon J, Laster LL. - Fairleigh-Dickinson University, Oral Health Research Center, Hackensack, NJ. The efficacy of combined use of toothpaste and oral rinse containing sanguinaria extract and zinc chloride was compared to placebo products in a 6-month clinical trial. Sixty subjects with moderate levels of plaque and gingivitis were randomly assigned to active and placebo groups. Noninvasive measures of plaque and gingivitis were assessed at baseline and at 2, 6, 8, 14, 20, and 28 weeks. Bleeding on probing was measured at baseline and 6, 14, and 28 weeks. Active group scores were significantly lower (P less than .0001) than placebo scores at each post-baseline time point for all indices, with the exception of plaque at 2 weeks. The 28 week active group scores were 21% lower than the placebo group for plaque, 25% lower for gingivitis, and 43% lower for bleeding on probing. No dental staining or taste alteration was reported in the active group. Three of 30 active group subjects exhibited minor soft tissue irritations that resolved spontaneously without discontinuation of product use. Results indicate that the test products showed good levels of safety and efficacy when administered in a combined use regimen for 6 months.
Clin Prev Dent 1990 Apr-May;12(1):13-7Clinical evaluation of anticalculus dentifrices. Kazmierczak M, Mather M, Ciancio S, Fischman S, Cancro L. One hundred and eighty-seven patients participated in a six-month study to evaluate the calculus-inhibiting effect of a zinc citrate dentifrice compared to Crest Tartar Control and a placebo, Crest Regular. The findings demonstrate a statistically significant calculus prevention benefit over Crest Regular for both Crest Tartar Control and a 2% zinc citrate/silica product. Compared to the control, the zinc citrate product reduced calculus formation by 32.3%, and Crest Tartar Control reduced it by 21.4%. These findings also demonstrate no statistically significant difference in stain or soft tissue status among the three dentifrices. All products were found to be safe to oral tissues and acceptable for taste. J La State Med Soc 1989 Sep;141(9):9-11 Disorders of taste. Rareshide E, Amedee RG. At least 2 million Americans suffer with chemosensory dysfunction or disorders of taste and smell. In addition to the obvious aesthetic deprivation, loss of taste may affect an individual's health and psychosocial situation. Most taste disorders are associated with antecedent upper respiratory infection, trauma, or allergic rhinitis, or have an idiopathic etiology. They may reflect underlying neoplastic, neurologic, endocrine, infectious, or nutritional disturbances; only 1% of these patients have a functional disorder. Evaluation consists of a history and physical, followed by a screening test battery searching for any of the treatable etiologies. One third of patients will respond to exogenous zinc therapy after a treatment period of 2 to 4 months. The remainder must rely on supportive measures such as additives, flavor enhancers, and rinses.


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The Toronto-based company arrives at the AFM with worldwide rights on the vampire tale to star Michael Biehn. Raven Banner to produce with Unstable Ground Inc.
McConnell [pictured] will direct the genre tale from his screenplay. Biehn will star in the story of a 500-year vampire who wants to die and sets out to find a worthy adversary in combat.
Production on The Eternal is set for 2013 and the producers will announce additional casting shortly. The cast includes Adam Kenneth Wilson, who co-wrote the screenplay with McConnell and the late Kevin Hutchinson.
Canadian producer Avi Federgreen will oversee production and Lorne Gross, McConnell, and the Raven Banner team serve as executive producers.
"When I first read the script it reminded me of early James Cameron, and I knew I had to do the film," said Biehn. "I'm really looking forward to working with Justin. It's going to be a fun movie."
Raven Banner Entertainment managing partners Michael Paszt and James Fler negotiated the deal with Unstable Ground Inc's Justin McConnell. Raven Banner will also handle sales at AFM on McConnell's new documentary Skull World.

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The WVSU Department of Music prepares and develops elementary, middle, and high school music teachers who are sound musicians, cultured individuals, and whose personalities are suited to teach and inspire young students with the power of music. The music department offers courses in education, theory, history, appreciation, conducting, and technology. Music majors emphasize in an instrument, in voice, or in piano.
365体育世界杯The music department also enriches the University's culture by providing students from all academic areas the opportunity to participate in a variety of vibrant musical ensembles, including Concert Choir, State Singers (vocal jazz ensemble), Marching Band, Wind Ensemble,Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, and Guitar Ensemble. Auditions for these ensembles take place at the beginning of each semester. Each ensemble performs regularly on campus and in various locations throughout the Kanawha Valley. Select ensembles tour annually. Recent tours have taken students to Austria, New York, NY, Virginia Beach, VA, St. Louis, MO, and Cleveland, OH.
104. AMERICAN MUSIC: A PANORAMA (3 credit hours)
American music in the twentieth century is notable in its diversity. Composers, performers, and consumers are attracted to many media and many styles. This broad panorama or spectrum includes: orchestral music, chamber music, jazz music, rock music, church music, and varying types of folk music. The many faces of American Music will be heard, analyzed, and discussed.
107. APPRECIATION OF MUSIC (3 credit hours)
An introduction to music for the non-major through historical survey and the development of listening skills. The individuals in the class will expect to understand the basic elements of music in order to develop competence in the aural analysis of music. The development of music will be examined in the light of historical events, and will be integrated with developments in the other arts, literature, and the humanities.
105. MUSIC SKILLS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS (2 credit hours)
The basic principles of music theory as applied to elementary school teaching: notation, sightsinging, key signatures, meter signatures, scale resources, and simple harmonic structures. Introduction of recorders and piano for simple song accompaniment.
106. MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES (2 credit hours)
A continuation of Music 105 with increased emphasis on materials and procedures as applied to music teaching on the elementary school level. Projects include rote songs, part songs, rhythmic games and dances, and preparing a music resource unit. Utilization of classroom instruments such as recorder, piano, melody bells, autoharp, and percussion. Prerequisite: MUS 105.
123. VOICE CLASS (1 credit hour)
Basic instruction in proper vocal production, including breathing, phonation, resonance and diction; knowledge of physiology of the voice; and development of a basic repertoire. Designed for non- music and non-vocal music majors who read music. Prerequisite: Ability to read music.
124. VOICE CLASS (1 credit hour)
A continuation of Music 123; further instruction in vocal techniques including expansion of range and dynamic capabilities; and expansion of repertoire.Prerequisite: MUS 123 or demonstrated equivalence.
207. CHORAL CONDUCTING (3 credit hours)
Introduction to basic conducting techniques. Choral conducting techniques and problems: rehearsal and performance procedures, development of stylistic interpretation, score reading and analysis. Practical application through the media of the Concert Choir and a vocal ensemble comprised of class participants. Prerequisite: MUS 101. Concurrent MUS 150.
305. WOODWINDS AND STRINGS: CLASS INSTRUCTION (3 credit hours)
A study of correct tone production, technical procedures, care of the various instruments, and an introduction to the appropriate literature for different grade levels.
306. BRASS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS: CLASS INSTRUCTION (3 credit hours)
A study of correct tone production, technical procedures, care of the various instruments, and an introduction to the appropriate literature for different grade levels.
307. INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING (3 credit hours)
Study of instrumental conducting techniques and problems: rehearsal and performance procedures, baton techniques, and development of musical interpretation. The practical aspects of conducting a rehearsal and performance through the media of the Marching/Concert Band and instrumental ensembles comprised of class participants.Prerequisites: MUS 101 and 207.
308. ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION (3 credit hours)
The course is designed to familiarize students with the basics of electronic music. Focus is on commercial music production and the creation of pieces of radio/TV commercials, short documentary films, and entertainment. Instruction in computer-based composition, sequencing, score preparation, and recording through the use of the current software. Arranged lab hours are required. Prerequisites: MUS 101 or 105 and C S 106 or permission of instructor.
313. TEACHING MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS (3 credit hours)
Materials, techniques, and procedures for teaching vocal and instrumental music in the elementary and middle schools. Familiarization with Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Orff approaches, and utilization of classroom instruments such as recorder, piano, melody bells, autoharp, guitar, and percussion.Prerequisite: EDUC 316.
314. TEACHING MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (3 credit hours)
A unified and balanced approach to the study of music instruction at the middle and senior high school levels. Phases and problems of the choral and instrumental program, as well as the area of music education directed and influenced by the philosophy that music is a significant and integral part of man's intellectual and aesthetic growth.Prerequisite: EDUC 316.
101. ELEMENTARY THEORY I (3 credit hours)
A beginning course in music theory that includes the comprehensive study of the components of music: notation; scales, tonality; key, and modes; intervals and transposition; chords; cadences and nonharmonic tones; melodic organization; texture.The ability to read music and play an instrument or sing is required.
110. ELEMENTARY PIANO CLASS (1 credit hour)
Course designed for persons with little or no previous musical background. All major scales, simple melodies in all major keys, and simple chord structures are studied. Two class hours.
115. ELEMENTARY AURAL THEORY I (1 credit hour)
Material of easy to moderately easy tonal and rhythmic content: sight singing; rhythm reading; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; internal and chord identification; chord progressions; and related activities. Meets two hours weekly.
102. ELEMENTARY THEORY II (3 credit hours)
A continuation of the development of writing and analytical skills. This course includes the study of music structures and forms, binary and ternary, through style analysis; the specific language of dominant seventh chords; other seventh chords, secondary dominant chords, altered tones, and modulation.Prerequisite: MUS 101.
111. PIANO CLASS (1 credit hour)
A continuation of the beginning piano class, which introduces the student to minor keys and chords, use of the sostenuto pedal, rhythmic and coordination techniques. Two class hours. Prerequisite: MUS 110.
116. ELEMENTARY AURAL THEORY II (1 credit hour)
Material of moderately easy to moderate tonal and rhythmic content: sight singing; rhythmic reading; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; interval and chord identification; chord progressions; and related activities. Meets two hours weekly.Prerequisite: MUS 115.
201. ADVANCED THEORY I (3 credit hours)
A continuation and expansion of the elementary theory background by focusing on musical styles from the Renaissance to the 18th century. Includes more complex chords and analysis of musical procedures found in polyphonic compositions from the Renaissance and Baroque and procedures such as theme and variation, rondo, and sonata form found in homophonic compositions from the classical era. Analytical, historical, and compositional perspectives are stressed for students' added insight into performance of their own musical repertoire. Prerequisites: MUS 102, 116
210. PIANO CLASS (1 credit hour)
Introduces the student to the piano literature in Classics to Moderns, harmonization and inversion of chords to fit melodies, and simple transposition procedures. Two class hours. Prerequisite: MUS 111.
215. ADVANCED AURAL THEORY I (1 credit hour)
Material of moderate to moderately difficult tonal and rhythmic content: sight singing; rhythm reading; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; internal and chord identification; chord progressions; and related activities. Meets two hours weekly.Prerequisite: MUS 116.
202. ADVANCED THEORY II (3 credit hours)
A continuation and expansion of MUS 201 by studying musical styles of the Romantic, Post-Romantic, Impressionistic, and Contemporary eras, focusing on harmonic devices which increase dissonance and chromaticism and lead ultimately to the end of tonality. Analytical, historical, and compositional perspectives continue to be stressed to increase the musical maturity and well-roundedness of the student. Prerequisite: MUS 201,
211. PIANO CLASS (1 credit hour)
A continuation into the piano literature from Classics to Moderns, more advanced harmonization and chording of melodies, and more advanced procedures of transposition and modulation. Two class hours. Final examination is a Piano Proficiency Examination.Prerequisite: MUS 210.201.
216. ADVANCED AURAL THEORY II (1 credit hour)
Material of moderately difficult to difficult tonal and rhythmic content: sight singing; rhythmic reading; melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation; interval and chord identification; chord progressions; and related activities. Meets two hours weekly.Prerequisite: MUS 215.
205. JAZZ IMPROVISATION AND ARRANGING (3 credit hours)
The functions of this course will be two-fold: (1) the exploration of various procedures and techniques in rhythmic and melodic improvisation as applied to the voice and other instruments; (2) the study of chord inversions, voice leading, and instrumental color in composing and arranging for the large and small jazz ensemble.
405. ORCHESTRATION AND ARRANGING (3 credit hours)
Technical and scoring aspects of the various band and orchestra instruments, as they are employed in chamber and large ensembles. Special effects peculiar to each instrumental family will be discussed; and the special problems in transcribing from one medium to another will be analyzed. Projects will be performed by students in the class and other ensembles in the department.Prerequisite: MUS 102 or permission of instructor.
221. SACRED VOCAL-CHORAL LITERATURE (3 credit hours)
An overview of music literature for the church, with particular attention given to the more accessible literature of the last several centuries. Study of both solo and ensemble works and their historical functions in the worship service. Also involves some basic aspects of choral arranging and editing for performance.
303. HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC (3 credit hours)
Historical survey of music history and literature from Antiquity through the Baroque. Emphasis is placed on the origin of the theories of music, the distinct role of the church, the development of forms, and the musicians responsible for the major developments in Western musical style. Prerequisite: MUS 102.
304. HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC (3 credit hours)
A continuation of the historical survey of music history and literature spanning the periods referred to as Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Modern. A study of the larger forms and genres: sonata, concerto, symphony, song cycle, and opera, as they relate to their origin, historical development and performance practices. Research projects many be required in order to gain better insight into the great works of musical literature, past and present. Prerequisite: MUS 102, 203.
130. STATE SINGERS (1 credit hour)
Select vocal jazz ensemble of 8-12 voices. Repertoire focuses on vocal jazz but also incorporates a wide range of styles appropriate for a small vocal ensemble. Singers perform with individual microphones and are trained in the use of sound equipment. Three class hours. Prerequisites: Audition required, concurrent enrollment in Concert Choir.
150. CONCERT CHOIR (1 credit hour)
This organization offers the student the opportunity to learn concepts of ensemble singing and to study representative choral literature from all music periods. Some semesters will include work on a major choral work (cantata, oratorio, etc.) Open to all college students. Three class hours.
160. MARCHING BAND/FALL SEMESTER (1 credit hour)
Open to all students at the College, music majors and non-music majors alike, in the Fall Semester to enhance the football program. The band program offers the student an opportunity to perform and study music in a variety of styles for performance at all home football games and at special invitational events and parades. Students may participate by playing musical instruments. Six class hours.
161. SYMPHONIC BAND/SPRING SEMESTER (1 credit hour)
Open to all students at the College, music majors and non-music majors alike, in the Spring Semester. The band program offers the student an opportunity to perform and study music in a variety of styles through the medium of a large wind band, including the standard repertoire for band and popular selections of the 20th century. Six class hours.
170. JAZZ ENSEMBLE (1 credit hour)
The performance and study of historical and current styles in the area of jazz, rock, and popular music. An additional emphasis on stimulating creative improvisation and composition. Three class hours.Prerequisites: Audition required, concurrent enrollment in a major ensemble.
191, 192, 291, 292. APPLIED MUSIC (1 credit hour)
Weekly arranged lessons with a specialist on the instrument that the student has chosen as a major or minor interest. Literature studies and performance requirements are assigned according to the degree of proficiency of the student. Prerequisite: Lower level applied music courses must be taken in numerical order.
391, 392, 491, 492. ADVANCED APPLIED MUSIC (2 credit hours)
Weekly arranged lessons in advanced applied music for students entering their junior and senior years. Literature studies and performance requirements are assigned by the instructor with the appropriate level of difficulty for the degree of proficiency of the student.Prerequisite: MUS 191, 192, 291, and 292. Upper level applied music courses must be taken in numerical order.
MINOR IN MUSIC - 16 hours
365体育世界杯MUS 101, 107, 110, 115, 150/160/161, 191, and 207 OR 307. Choose one course from MUS 305, 306, 313, 314, 405.
FRESHMAN YEAR - 2nd Semester
SOPHOMORE YEAR - 1st Semester
SOPHOMORE YEAR - 2nd Semester
JUNIOR YEAR - 1st Semester
JUNIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester
SENIOR YEAR - 1st Semester
SENIOR YEAR - 2nd Semester
#Piano majors take 4 hours on another instrument or instruments
^Voice majors take 2 hours on another instrument or instruments
*Music History I or Music History II satisfies one of the General Studies Fine Arts requirements
**Courses that may be taken in summer school sessions
The Department of Music has a variety of thriving music ensembles that perform regularly, both on and off campus. These include Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, State Singers (vocal jazz ensemble), Guitar Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Woodwind Ensemble. Participation is open to students from all academic majors who sing or play an instrument and want to meet new people, improve their musicianship, and be a part of exciting performances. Please come join!
For more information, please contact Dr. Scott E. Woodard for the WVSU Bands and Charleston Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Dirk Johnson for the WVSU Choirs, Mr. Christopher Clark for the WVSU Jazz Ensemble and Woodwind Ensemble, Mr. Phil Washington for the Guitar Ensemble, Mr. Mark Haas for the Percussion Ensemble.
Please visit the WVSU Music facebook page for information about upcoming concerts and other events.
365体育世界杯Percussion Ensemble is the primary way a percussionist cultivates chamber music skills. The students will perform repertoire from various genres of music in ensembles ranging from duets to large ensemble pieces needing 10 or more players. One main concert is held at the end of each semester with other outreach performances possible.
The Yellow Jacket Marching band performs during the Fall semester at all home football games, parades, and special invitational events, such as high school marching band festivals.
Woodwind Ensembles
One of the state's finest collegiate wind ensembles, this ensemble offers students an opportunity to perform and study music in a variety of styles through the medium of a large wind band, including the standard repertoire for band and popular selections of the 20th century.
Well known as one of West Virginia's finest college jazz bands, the jazz ensemble enjoys performing and touring throughout the region. Past tours include Austria and Washington, D.C. Open to all WVSU students by audition.
Department of Music
Fall 2018 Performances and Events
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All events listed will be held in the F.S. Belcher Theater in the Davis Fine Arts Center unless otherwise noted.
All events in the F.S. Belcher Theater are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Off-campus events may or may not have an admission charge.


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The US national team's January camp will have a decidedly MLS-heavy look.
Twenty MLSers were named to the 24-man roster called up by Bob Bradley, including New York Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo, San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski, and Sporting KC's Teal Bunbury, in preparation for a friendly against Chile on January 22 at The Home Depot Center.
The roster is young, with an average age just over 23. Half of the players have a chance to debut for the national team, and no player has more than four caps.
"The timing is right to assess many of the younger players and to broaden the player pool as we look forward to the next three years," Bradley said in a statement. "These extended camps give the coaching staff an opportunity to work with these players closely, and at the same time expose them to what the environment and expectations are like at the international level."
Recently crowned MLS champions Colorado Rapids and fellow Cup finalists FC Dallas lead the way among the league's clubs, with four players from each of the two sides. Matt Pickens, Jeff Larentowicz, Anthony Wallace, and Marvell Wynne will come from Colorado, while Brek Shea, Eric Alexander, Zach Loyd, and Ugo Ihemelu.
Interestingly, Shea was named on the roster as a midfielder; however, there is a chance he could see time as a central defender, where he shined on the recent Generation adidas tour in Spain.
The players will gather in Southern California on Jan. 4.
GOALKEEPERS (4): Dominic Cervi (Celtic), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Matt Pickens (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9): A.J. DeLaGarza (Los Angeles Galaxy), Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy), Ugo Ihemelu (FC Dallas), Zach Loyd (FC Dallas), Ryan Miller (Halmstads BK), Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls), Anthony Wallace (Colorado Rapids), Marvell Wynne (Colorado Rapids)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Eric Alexander (FC Dallas), Alejandro Bedoya (Örebro), Sam Cronin (San Jose Earthquakes), Mikkel Diskerud (Stabaek), Jeff Larentowicz (Colorado Rapids), Dax McCarty (D.C. United), Brek Shea (FC Dallas)
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Justin Braun (Chivas USA), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)


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Miley Cyrus Gets a New Dog Named Emu [PHOTOS]
In early April, Miley Cyrus shared with fans her heartbreaking loss as she informed Smilers everywhere that her dog, Floyd, died while she was beginning her U.S. Bangerz Tour. Shortly afterwards, her mom surprised Miley with a new dog she named Moonie. But Miley deemed it too soon and gave up Moonie to a family friend.
Since then, Miley seemingly still had trouble letting go of Floyd. In mid-May, Miley penned an emotional letter to her fans in which she blames herself for what happened to her pooch.
But yesterday, it seems Miley has moved on and in an Instagram post to her fans, revealed that she is now a mom to a sweet collie named Emu.
In the caption of the photo, she writes:
I welcomed Emu Coyne Cyrus into the family a couple days ago. Been keepin him a secret cause sometimes I'm weird like that. It's taken some time to be ready for this next step and loving again. There will never be anyone like Floyd. There was a bond that was so deep it's irreplaceable but that's not what I am trying to do. Never will I replace Floyd and that's something I had to take time to understand. we had a very special memorial service for Floyd and I felt my angel Floydy give Emu his blessing. I prayed to Floyd to just give him a touch of his awesomeness and he has.
He is so special and different than my baby Floyd and I think Floyd did that on purpose. But sometimes he does little things that remind me of him and it makes me smile
I'm blissed the out right now ✌
I feel like this is a new beginning in so many ways.
I feel a change coming on
We're glad to see that Miley has moved on and hope that Emu brings her many years of happiness!


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Continuing to add to their growing collection of free-to-play titles, EA studio Phenomic released a new trailer along with some screenshots for Command and Conquer Tiberium Alliances.
Command and Conquer Tiberium Alliances combines the elements from both massively multiplayer online games and real-time strategy games, with just a dash of Tiberium to create a new way to experience the Command & Conquer universe. If you're looking for something to scratch that real-time strategy itch, check out the open beta for yourself.
I have never been much of an real-time strategy gamer, but I always enjoyed the unit designs and gameplay of the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series. Who doesn't enjoy setting a bunch of Siberian attack Huskies to distract your enemies, while you flank them with your Tesla Troopers and watch them get slowly electrocuted?


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Siips slips... into something more delicious
Okay, hungry reporters are obviously more susceptible to restauranteurs enticing us with free food and wine.
With that disclosure, here's what the Downtown Mall's wine and champagne bar's new chef Robin Wetherhorn is doing at Siips that will lure us back in when the tastings aren't free: Lamb burgers, tuna with sesame seaweed salad, and stuffed strawberries (photo left) to die for.
More alluring: The Siips Stimulus Lunch for $5.95 starting October 1. Owner George Benford promises eight different items on the menu, including a pasta and a burger, Monday through Thursday.
Siips has more ideas to get us though tough times with good food, as well as drum up a little business during the slower midweek. The wine lover's dinner October 12 serves up a Virginia-centric three-course meal with three Virginia wines for $24.95 per person. Tuesdays offer buy one entree, get the second one for $2, and Wednesdays a bottle of wine is 30 percent off. Could we have another strawberry?


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Arizona's Catholic Schools Get a Boost
The Supreme Court has dismissed a case challenging an Arizona plan giving tax credits to people who donate to Catholic and other private schools.
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Supreme Court upheld Arizona's tax-credit program, which offers dollar-for-dollar reduction in state income tax for donations to tuition organizations that support religious schools.
The court's 5-4 decision April 4 sets a precedent that could benefit religious schools throughout the country, including Catholic schools.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that such laws do not violate the Establishment Clause. "When the government declines to impose a tax, there is no such connection between dissenting taxpayer and alleged establishment."
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the Christian Legal Society, the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, the Center for Arizona Policy and the Association for Biblical Higher Education in filing an amicus brief supporting the Arizona law. The brief argued: "The complaint that too many contributions under the program have been directed to religious schools is a complaint that voluntary religion is vigorous among Arizona taxpayers."
Marie Powell, executive director of the USCCB Secretariat for Catholic Education, was pleased with the decision. "This at least gives some support for lower-income and middle-income families to have the benefit of scholarships that organizations can set up, and individuals can make donations to these scholarship organizations — and take it as a tax credit off their own individual taxes."
Arizona is not the first state to offer this kind of program, but the high court's decision affirms the validity of such laws. Powell says that similar programs have proven successful in other states, and the tax credits are not as exclusive as its opponents allege. "Any private school can set up a tuition organization so that it doesn't just benefit religious schools. Other states have laws that allow corporations or individuals to get a tax credit for donating to a scholarship organization. Pennsylvania has one for corporations that has been highly successful and has had bipartisan support. Iowa has an individual tax-credit program similar to Arizona's and so does Rhode Island."
Arizona's credits are capped at $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples filing jointly. It also stipulates that the Arizona School Tuition Organization Association (ASTOA), whose members benefit from these programs must spend at least 90% of their contributions on tuition grants.
Opponents argue that these credits mean a loss of funding for public schools. The website for the Arizona Education Association teachers' union says that in 2007 ASTOA received $54,304,202, while Arizona's public schools rank 50th among all states in per-pupil public expenditures.
Ron Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Catholic Conference, dismisses such arguments as hollow: "Private schools across the country are closing at a rapid rate. We've largely been able to stave that off in Arizona, and there's no doubt that one of the reasons is because we have some tools that most states don't — these tax credits. The court has determined that these tax-credit moneys are not public money. It comes from you and me and other private donors. The ACLU (representing the plaintiffs) was trying to argue that this was government money. Fortunately, the court said it was not. Otherwise, it's not that much different than the tax deductions we take for donations to churches or other organizations — if they want to consider that government money."
Johnson also scoffs at the plaintiffs' argument that the law unfairly favors religion. "It does not," he said. "It certainly helps us. However, they're complaining that the Catholic Tuition Organizations [established by the Diocese of Phoenix in 1998] only helps Catholic schools. Well, they do, but they also give to non-Catholic kids who are going to Catholic schools as well. There are over 50 school-tuition organizations in Arizona that give to Jewish, Lutheran and secular schools. If someone doesn't want to go to a Catholic school, they can just apply to any one of the other 50 organizations.
"The marketplace works," he continued. "Most private schools have some sort of religious affiliation, and a large number of those are Catholic, so it shouldn't be surprising that a large amount of the money going to the tuition organizations goes to our schools."
Paul Mulligan, executive director of Arizona's Catholic Tuition Organization, believes the high court clarified the issue. "The court did a nice job of separating the fact that this is just a series of independent choices that are being made," he said. "The government is not supporting religious schools — independent taxpayers are, and parents are choosing to send their kids there."
While Arizona's tax-credit system might make it a model for other states, not everyone in the state is as enthusiastic as Johnson and Mulligan. On April 12, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would have increased tax-credit limits by 50%, citing deficit reduction as the reason: "Aggregate caps on tax credits are critical to the state's ability to budget."
Brewer did, however, sign a bill into law establishing educational savings accounts.
Mulligan was disappointed by the veto. "Obviously, we wanted to see the other bill pass, because we've been able to demonstrate that — at least speaking of Catholic schools — they offer an extremely competitive product where the kids graduate 99%, and 97% go on to post-secondary education, and we're doing it at a drastically lower cost of education. So when the state gives up a couple thousand dollars of a tax-credit scholarship that they don't collect in the general fund, they save $9,400 in public-school costs, which is not something that you can easily ignore when you are trying to balance the state budget."
Robert Kumpel writes from Valdosta, Georgia.
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Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the X Window system used in Unix and Linux systems. The buffer overflow vulnerability creates a means for hackers to seize root access to vulnerable systems or launch denial of service attacks. So it's just as well that patches are available.
The flaw stems from programming errors within the XRender extension triangle handling code connected with a missing parentheses. "This can be exploited by a client that is authorised to connect to the X server to cause a buffer overflow," security notification firm Secunia explains.
The error was unearthed using an automated code-scanning tool during an open-source security audit conducted by security firm Coverity and paid for by the US Department of Homeland Security. The vulnerability reportedly affects X11R6.8.x, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 (xorg-server 1.0.x). More info and details of available patches can be found in Secunia's advisory here. ®


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Anyone have experience with crowdsourced design services?
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99Designs and DesignCrowd are clever design services for small jobs like a book cover, or company logo, biz cards, or website. You give them a design brief and how much you are willing to pay. Then several to many designers submit preliminary designs. You choose the winning design. The more you are willing to pay the more designers will submit.
Has anyone used this or similar service? Would you recommend them?
Design Crowd : http://www.designcrowd.com/?gclid=CJjYsaPehLcCFYN7QgodIxIAmg
Crowdsring: http://www.crowdspring.com/logo-web-99designs/?gclid=CJilg8PehLcCFSU6QgodCW4AFg0
I've used the above and had a positive experience. It sets up a competition for providing good design work. You only pay for what you like, and you can give direction along the entire process.
I know many people think crowdsourcing design work is a great thing, and in some cases, in certain situations and with certain criteria, they can be very valuable for both the entity seeking design services and the design community as a whole.
However, something that should be considered is that, in most cases as a customer, you're really doing yourself a disservice by going the crowdsource design route. There are MANY thoughts on this topic posted all over the web, so I won't try to rehash all of them here. Instead, I'll just provide a few links on the why's and whatfor's, and you can judge for yourself.
I've used 99designs.com for several small projects. My experiences were good and I have no complaints. In particular, their logo store has come in handy for me on a couple projects. Very quick turnaround and inexpensive. I'm not sure I would use crowdsourcing for larger, more serious projects but for quick proof-of-concept or testing-the-water jobs my needs have been met.
I think the key is that once you find a designer you "click" with you should stick with them and build a strong relationship. The problem is finding that designer. I've had many more really bad experiences than good when responding to ads placed by individual designers on FB, CL and others. From the perspective I think crowdsourcing is a good thing. It lets you interact with many designers at once and assuming you find one you really like you can always go out-of-band and build a direct relationship with them once the crowdsourcing project is completed.
JDT, all the problems about crowdsourced design you linked to are problems for the designers. I think these are valid. But in Cool Tools we take the customer point of view. So far I am not hearing many problems for customers.
Anyone else have experience as a customer of crowdsourced design?
I would refer to this as micro tasking rather than crowd sourcing but perhaps that is just semantic. Any really good innovation is always very disruptive which all of your articles certainly go to show. I mainly use www.fiverr.com for the tasks that you mention and find it to be a great resource. I also use www.darengong.com (massive labor force) but you will need Chinese for that one. Worth making the effort though as there are really good providers here starting at just 10 RMB.
JDT, I just read all three articles you suggested (plus the other ones) and from the customer viewpoint, they are all BS. Not one of them even interviews, quotes, and presents the voice or concerns of customers. Each was written by a designer, design executive, or design lawyer. They are all saying the same thing: this competition is bad for you, trust us.
It may be true, but I want to hear from clients, from folks who have actually done it this way. I want to hear from users whether it was good for them or not.
So far what I am hearing is that customers like it. My question right now is: are any of them better than the others?
I have been a designer on Design Crowd for well over 2 years. Quite successful, I think, as I was in the top 300 designer list out of thousands. I've always received very good feedback from clients, even if I hadn't won a contest. Unfortunately, I can only assume DC have problems with their company. They owe me money from a contest I won three weeks ago. I then find an email stating my account has been closed. On the DC Facebook page their are several other designers in the same position, account closed for no reason.
All I can say to other designers on DC or clients with projects on DC is "be very careful of working with this company' Something's going on there that they are not letting on to!!
This is a very late answer but you should check out The Crowder! It is a great online resource that helps people discover companies that offer products, goods, or services powered by people.
They allow people to review different crowdsourcing sites in different categories such as design, content, funding, accommodation, services, and education. It can be hard to tell the merits of one site vs another one and The Crowder really helps with that.
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This year's MIAA most valuable basketball players are both from Hope College.
This year's MIAA most valuable basketball players are both from Hope College.
The league's coaches have named senior Jesse Reimink of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS) and sophomore Carrie Snikkers of Jenison (Unity Christian HS) as the season's top players.
° Reimink becomes the third consecutive Flying Dutchmen to receive the league's MVP honors. He led the MIAA in scoring this season at 21.1 points per game. He also finished in the MIAA's top five in rebounding (fifth, 7.1 per game), field goal percentage (third, 48.6 percent), free throw percentage (second, 84.9 percent), steals (tied for second, 1.93 per game) and 3-pointers per game (tied for fifth, 1.93 per game). He is the first player in Hope basketball history to be involved in more than 100 career victories (103-19), score more than 1,000 points (1,424) and grab more than 500 rebounds (631). Sophomore guard Peter Bunn (Lansing/Lansing Christian HS) was named to the All-MIAA second team.
° Snikkers led the Flying Dutch to the MIAA championship and the conference tournament title, averaging 13.7 points per game. She also led the MIAA in field goal percentage (.526) and was second in the league in blocked shots (1.63 per game). She was joined on the All-MIAA first first by junior guard Jenny Cowen (Dexter/Dexter HS). Named to the All-MIAA second team were junior Philana Greene (Grandville/Grandville HS) and senior Courtney Knox (Mattawan/Mattawan HS).


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Perry puts proposal on the table, Reince Priebus penalizes pushy states, Newt builds a firewall in South Carolina, Mitt gets flack for flipping before he flops on Ohio's SB2, Barry beats Herman, Joe wants to investigate why reporters ask him questions and Fred Karger wonders about Marcus Bachmann………….all that and more in today's tales from the campaigen trail.
- Perry Unveils his Cut, Cap and Balance Flat Tax Plan. But will it be enough ?
- RNC: Penalties against states . Fla., NH, SC, Mich. and Ariz. will lose half their delegates for moving their primary dates up too early
- Gingrich talks flat tax; shooting for third or better in Iowa and making South Carolina his launching pad
- Ohio's government reform effort to get control back from union bosses, demonstrates that the state level battles deserve the Tea Party's united front, attention, energy, and activism right now.
- Conservatives Turn On Romney Over Ohio Union-Busting Law
- Gap between President Obama and Herman Cain has swung 8 points in Obama's favor.
- Hillary Clinton is criticizing Herman Cain's qualifications?
- Cain-Romney 2012?
- Thug Administration: White House Wants Jason Mattera Investigated for Biden Question
- Why do some liberals back Democrats even as they oppose the party's economic policies?
- Notes from Fred:
Gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger, recently passed on a message to White House 2012 that dealt with a White House 2012 post that had a little fun with Karger's recent "UnDesicion 2012" interview on Comedy Central which ended with a casual reference to Michele Bachmann's husband Marcus being gay. It came with the following pic and a note that read;
"Marcus and me form the Iowa Straw Poll. he gets you in a bear hug when posing for the pic…….."
When inititally writing the commentary on Karger's Comdey Central interview, I mistook the program's host reference to Michele's husband to mean Michelle Obama. So I thought Fred Karger's comment "he seems gay to me" referred to President Obama. That would have been a better story. But the he was talking about Marcus Bachmann, who by the way is White House 2012's biggest loser of the 2012 presidential campaign so far.
Like her, love her, or hate her, you know that living with and being Michele Bachmann's husband ain't easy. But now the poor guy's wife runs for President and what does he get for it? He gets a big closet with his name on it that the whole nation suspects he lives in. At least Marcus can be content with the fact that when it is all over, he won't have to put up with jokes about him being the First "Lady" if his wife was elected President. That doesn't seem likely to happen any time soon.
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Seven months ago, England was rocked by the revelation that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department had lost two CDs containing the personal information of some 25 million families. The embarrassing incident spawned several government probes and a thorough investigation into the UK's data retention and security policies. As part of that initiative, Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell announced yesterday that UK's civil service system would be attacked by white hat hackers employed by the government. Such attacks will test the new security methods that have been adopted in the wake of the HMRC's data loss disaster, and will hopefully discover any weak points in the new system.
The O'Donnell report (PDF, via The Register) acknowledges the difficulty of maintaining individual privacy while gathering the data the government claims to require in order to provide the services its citizens desire. Achieving this goal, O'Donnell argues, requires more than tightening security, it necessitates the adoption of a new organizational culture that places high emphasis on data security. In order to drive that need home, organizations and ministries must hold individuals and departments more accountable for their actions, define a baseline of common procedures and practices that all departments adhere to, and scrutinize the efficacy of its own data security more thoroughly than was done in the past.
The aforementioned "white hat" hacker attack is one program O'Donnell hopes will boost the willingness of UK citizens to trust the government with their personal data. "The risk we must counter is that citizens and business lose trust in the Government to handle their data effectively," the report reads. "It would be foolish not to acknowledge that the lapses in data security have affected this confidence."
Indeed, the UK's data security policies (or lack thereof) have taken a beating on multiple fronts. A second, recently released security report by business consultant Keiran Poynter blamed the HMRC's security breach on an overall culture of insecurity rather than the specific actions of any one person, and a third investigation into how top-secret intelligence documents were left on a Surrey train earlier this year is also underway. Hopefully the end result of these inquiries will be a government that takes data retention more seriously—data theft is a big enough problem as it is.


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I love RPGs, and I want more of them. That is why I'm here. I've never tried RPing online, but I'm curious to see if I like it, and I'm really excited about the prospect of getting involved with new games and new people.
Also, why is there an adorable bunny with a pancake(?) on its head???


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David Cronenberg has decided his glowing smile needs to be seen by the world so he has taken the leading role in a new film titled "Body Art". The film follows a woman who goes into hiding after the suicide of her husband only to discover a man living with her that can repeat every conversation she ever had with her husband. I know I know, same old story we've seen 100 time already. But hey, maybe they'll do something new with it.
I don't know how something like this happens but apparently there is a "Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral" in the works and it might hit theaters as early as June 1st of this year. I've never seen the other two films so I'm a little confused but apparently this one follows a woman who sets out to end the Creeper's killing spree once and for all. I'm guessing that is going to be the plot of every one of these movies going forward but let's just go with it.
If you've never seen the 1968 mind F classic "Barbarella" then I suggest you get off your lazy ass and go pick up a copy of it post haste. It'll help prep you for the small screen adaptation that "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn currently has in the works. What's more is the show has just landed Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the guys who wrote the last 5 Bond flicks have been confirmed to write. Jane Fonda may hate America but if 1968 Jane Fonda told me to move to Canada and start worshiping maple syrup I'd probably do it.
While there's no way in hell it'll stay that way it looks like the "Evil Dead" remake was slapped with an NC-17 rating when it was thrown in front of the ratings folks. A cut version is apparently already being worked on but this gives us all hope for the unrated DVD that will most likely be thrust out. Thrust is a really uncomfortable word.


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Is there any issues with bringing a case of wine via checked luggage from the US to USVI?
Bob & Anita
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There are no Customs or legal issues - airline issues only.
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Great idea to bring a case..
$18 bottle at home..$35 in on Island..95 in restaurant
do the math...
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My wife likes campaign and it's cheaper in St. John than it is in East Texas.
Some stores have web sites that show their prices, so do some comparison shopping before lugging something that heavy.
YMMV depending on what you like to drink.
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This is just one store. Nice web presence.
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My hubby and I have done this in the past. Not a problem.
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One and a half year after JBoss AS 5.1 and five milestone releases later and the final release of JBoss AS 6.0 is a reality!
Jason Green led the project for most of the time and produced the first four milestones, then Shelly McGowan took over with the goal to complete the release and achieve Java EE 6 Web Profile certification in order to deliver the goods to you. JBoss AS 6 was a great team effort and I certainly feel privileged to be working with such a great group of talented people.
You may read Shelly's announcement about the release here. Any time soon, the JBoss logo should appear in the Java EE compatible implementations page.
So what's included in JBoss AS 6.0, especially compared to AS 5.1?
To begin with, JBoss AS 6.0 is a Java EE 6 Web Profile implementation. Does this mean AS 6.0 implements only the Web Profile? Not really. JBoss AS 6.0 bundles almost all the technologies required by the full Java EE 6 spec, including the legacy stuff, like EJB2 and RMI/IIOP, however, we chose to certify only for the Web Profile at this stage due to resource constraints. (This is also a very good way to gather input and see how many people actually do care about EE6 full profile compliance, just scream in the forums!).
So naturally, JBoss AS 6.0 includes all the EE6 goodies like CDI/Weld 1.1, EJB 3.1 Lite&Embeddable, JPA 2/Hibernate 3.6, Bean Validation, Servlet 3, JSF 2.0, etc.), but also things like JAX-RS/RESTEasy 2.1, JMS 1.1/HornetQ 2.1.2, JAX-WS 2.2/JBossWS 3.4.1.
(For a definitive list of component versions, the source component-matrix/pom.xml is your friend).
Notable differences between 6.0 and AS 5.1 include the bundling of the Apache CXF stack as the default backend for JBossWS (compared to JBossWS Native) and the replacement of JBoss Messaging with the ultra-fast-next-generation HornetQ. The latter distributes also a native library, used as a bridge between HornetQ and linux libaio, for fast journal writes.
On the clustering front, the AS6 replication needs are now covered by the much promising Infinispan project replacing JBossCache, while mod_cluster support is included out-of-the-box, thus JBoss AS6 servers can dynamically discover and register to front-end apache httpd servers.
JBoss AS6 includes the latest in term of JBoss Microcontainer technologies and care has been taken to reduce the server footprint and the boot time. The consoles are lazily started upon first usage and overall the server should feel somewhat lighter than it's 5.1 counterpart (Hint: just wait to see how much lighter AS7 will feel like!).
For those 580,562 past downloaders and users of AS 5.1, JBoss AS 6.0 should provide an appealing upgrade path. I would also like to thank the community for been supportive all along with more than a quarter of a million downloads of AS6 while it was developed and many useful contributions, as Jaikiran pointed out in his post.
So give it a try and do let us know on the forums what do you think, we take your input quite seriously.
Enjoy the brand new JBoss AS 6!
Thoughts on Quarkus, WildFly, Red Hat/JBoss Technologies and Open Source Software Development. If an entry looks Greek to you, it probably is.
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Introducing the Brand New JBoss AS 6.0!
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- Alexis MP said...
Congratulations on the release Dimitris.
The correct URL for the compatibility page is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/overview/compatibility-jsp-136984.html (and, yes, the other one *should* redirect or disappear)
- Dimitris Andreadis said...
Merci Alexis!
- Jerarckill said...
As of today, I still don't see JBoss AS 6 listed as a Java EE 6 Compatible Implementation on the oracle website.
I suppose it is not normal. Am I mistaken?
- Dimitris Andreadis said...
@Jerarckill, we are working with Oracle to resolve this.
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An expert in the areas of Neurology and Epilepsy, Dr. Locatelli is actively involved as an expert speaker, teaching and maximizing computer technology applications in medicine. In addition to his medical doctorate degree, he has obtained his master's in public health. He has authored scientific papers and is co-author of Locatelli & Singh's Handbook of Neurology. He appears in Who's Who in Executives & Professionals.
Patient Hours
Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 5 pm
Current Leadership Positions
Chief Medical Information Officer, Holy Cross Hospital
Director, Holy Cross Neuroscience Institute
Medical Director, Holy Cross Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Focus Areas
Neurology, Epilepsy
Notable Work Experience
Director, Florida Neuroscience Center (2007-2011)
Director, Epilepsy Program, Neurology Department – Cleveland Clinic Florida (2000-2007)
Director, Medical Informatics – Cleveland Clinic Florida (2000-2007)
Faculty, Neurology Residency Program – Cleveland Clinic Florida (2000-2007)
Florida Medical Board
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Society of Neuroimaging
Residency / Fellowship
Neurophysiology Fellowship George Washington University, Washington DC (1998-1999)
Neurology Resident (PYG II-III-IV) & Medical Internship (PYG I) George Washington University, Washington DC (1994-1998)
Research Fellow, Neuroimaging, Movement Disorders, and Dementia (1992-1994)
Higher Education
Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, MPH (2005)
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, M.D. (1989)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, M.A. (1983)
Colegio Nacional A. de Valle, Argentina, B.S. (1982)
Professional Associations
American Epilepsy Society
American Medical Association
American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Academy of Neurology
Teacher of the Year Award, Cleveland Clinic (2004)
Best Neurology Resident (1998)
Epilepsy MiniFellowship Program (1998)
TOPScholar Fellow Program (1998)
Research/ Publications
Locatelli ER, Verhagen-Metman L, Blin J, Blesa R, Tierney M, Roberts JW, and Chase TN. Levodopa-or Apomorphine-induced motor improvement in Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with decreased neuronal activity in basal ganglia. 47th Annual meeting of American Academy of Neurology, May 6-13, 1995, Seattle, Washington.
Verhagen-Metman L, Locatelli ER, Bravi D, Mouradian MM, and Chase TN. Contributions of the post-synaptic changes to motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease. 47th Annual meeting of American Academy of Neurology, May 6-13, 1995, Seattle, Washington.
Verhagen-Metman L, Locatelli ER, Bravi D, Mouradian MM, and Chase TN. Apomorphine responses in Parkinson's disease and the pathogenesis of motor complications. Neurology 1997; 48:369-372.
Locatelli ER, Laureno R, Ballard P, Mark AS. MRI in vitamin B12 deficiency myelopathy. Can J Neurol Sci. 1999 Feb;26(1):60-3.
Locatelli ER, Shuaib A, Varghese JP, Potolicchio S. Cardiac asystole, and bradycardia as a manifestation of left temporal lobe complex partial seizure. Ann Intern Med. 1999 Apr 6;130(7):581-3.
Singh SP, Locatelli ER, Jones RV, Caputy AJ, Potolicchio SJ. Factors influencing surgical outcomes in patients with bitemporal lobe epilepsy. 52tnd Annual meeting of American Academy of Neurology, April 29 – May 6, 2000, San Diego, California.
Locatelli ER, Singh S. The Locatelli & Singh's Handbook of Neurology. International Medical Publishing, Inc. 2000.
Milde P, Guccion JG, Kelly J, Locatelli ER, Jones RV. Adult polyglucosan body disease.Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Apr;125(4):519-22.
Arias F, Locatelli ER, Rosenthal R. Myasthenia Gravis improvement after laparoscopic Rouxen-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery, 2005.
Locatelli ER, Syed T. Disease-specific surveys are better than general health surveys in detecting ethnic differences in health-related quality of life in epilepsy. American Academy of Neurology, Annual Meeting, March 2005, Miami Beach, Florida.
Syed T, Locatelli ER, Non-Caucasians with epilepsy report lower health-related quality of life. International Epilepsy Society annual meeting. September 2005 Paris, France.
Syed T, Locatelli ER, Diagnosis of Nonepileptic Pseudoseizures Can be
Predicted Using a Simple survey. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting December 2005. Washington, DC.
Bermeo A, Schuele S, Locatelli ER, Burgess R, Hans O. Lueders H, Anoxia-Ischemia as a Mechanism of Seizure Termination in Patients with Ictal Asystole. American Academy of Neurology, Annual Meeting, May 2007, Boston, Massachusetts.
Schuele S, Bermeo A, Locatelli ER, et al, Video-electrographic and Clinical Features in Patients with Ictal Asystole. Neurology, 2007 in press.


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The movement to incorporate commas into tp proceeds apace. For the most part, their use is still optional, but it is often appreciated as removing some ambiguity or, at least, adding a certain visual clarity.
Of this latter sort is the spontaneous use of commas with 'la'. While there may be some ambiguities with repeated 'la's, this usage occurs with the more common single 'la', whch do not present any possible ambiguity. The practice of a comma with 'la' arose before anyone actually recommended it or any authority modeled. So, it appears to be either a transfer from English (etc.) practice or a spontaneous aesthetic choice. The only strange thing about this (aside from its unneededness) is the frequent use of the comma before 'la', rather than after, where the grammar and speech patterns put it. Unfortunately, Sonja models this misplaced punctuation, so it has become common. It does, however, destroy the aesthetic virtue of the usage, since it make a premature break in the flow of the sentence.
The more useful use of commas with 'la' has not been widely discussed. This occurs with repeated 'la' phrases and the question of how they are to be grouped. For a variety of logical and practical reasons, the simplest solution seems to be to have each 'la' phrase condition all of the following sentence (develop from the leftmost S in 'S la S'). This is the reverse of the left grouping of modifiers to a head, but the two cases seem different enough to allow for different treatment. Still, there are cases where a left grouping component is appropriate and, in that case, the aberrant cluster could (should) be set off with some mark, and commas seem the natural available choice. The details of all this needs a good deal more research, however.
Another place where commas have been suggested frequently is before the PPs at the end of a sentence, especially when a DO is present. Numerous variants on "ona li pana e sitelen tawa mi' have been cited as justification. The case here is so strong that usually hyperconservative Lope has incorporated a comma here into his latest lesson revision. Thus, "He showed my movie" (as above) is clearly distinguished from "He gave me a picture" ('ona li pana e sitelen, tawa mi'). While usually optional (I am not sure about Lope's rules), this is too useful not to be encourage when there is the least possibility of confusion.
A final place where commas would often help is in modifier strings. So long as these are simple word after word strings, no questions can arise; each word modifies all that goes before it. But the occurrence of a 'pi' phrase means the succeeding more than one word functions as a unit -- but there is not indication how many more than one word is involved. Of course, if there are only two words after the 'pi', the answer is given. But if there are three or more it is usually possible to find a variety of interpretations. In even a simple case like 'soweli pi linja uta tu', it could mean either a beast with two whiskers (unflagged) or two beasts with whiskers (cats)(soweli pi linja uta, tu). Here, the comma serves as the missing right-hand-end mark (RHE) of 'pi' (generally not in writing in languages, though some, at least, are spoken in juncture and other prosodic features). In this case, and, indeed, generally, one solution -- if you have time to revise -- is to move single modifiers -- especially the terminal number, possession and 'ni' -- up to the head: 'soweli tu pi linja uta'. This occasionally does violence to the usual order of types of modifiers (not very firmly established, after all) but makes up for that in clarity. Sometimes, of course, some extensions are not problematic: j'an utala pi ma tomo Atena' clearly includes 'Atena' in the 'pi' phrases, since "it doesn't make any sense" otherwise (a city warrior named Atena is just not in our experience while a city so names is). Sometimes the extension is forced grammatically: 'jan pi lawa pi jan utala' includes 'pi jan utala' in the first 'pi' since otherwise there would not be two words after it and the whole second 'pi' has to go in for that 'pi' to be proper.
Constructively speaking, the key difference is whether the final piece is added to a string which already ends in a 'pi' or not. If it is, it deserves a comma; otherwise, not. So, if we move from 'jan utala pi ma tomo Atena li wawa' to ' jan utala pi ma tomo Atena wawa' we want a comma before 'wawa'. On the other hand, if we started from 'jan utala li tan ma tomo Atena wawa' to get to 'jan utala pi ma tomo Atena wawa', no omma would apply. (The core of this latter comes, of course, from 'ma tomo Atena li wawa'.) Again, the first case might be better put as 'jan utala wawa pi ma tomo Atena', though there are arguments that this says something slightly different, as it surely does in some cases.
Unfortunately, a comma cannot resolve all the issues in modifier strings, since each added 'pi' phrase introduces the possibility of new ambiguities and a plethora of commas may only confuse matter more, without solving all (or even any) problems. Consider 'tomo pi soweli tomo pi jan lona mi'. Uncommaed it says "the house of my friend's dog", But, with a comma before 'mi' it becomes either (and here the complexities really begin) "my house for a friend's dog" or "a house for mine among a friend's dogs" a friend has several dogs, one of them is mine, in some sense -- say that I will get it when it is weaned -- and this is the house for it". A comma after 'soweli tomo' means that it is my friend's dog house (whether or not he has a dog). And, adding a comma before 'mi' to that, makes it mine among the friends doghouses. Of course, context -- even general plausibility -- will often weed out many of these possibilities. But sometimes we want the more remote case and it is nice to be able to force it, although usually moving modifiers around works better: 'tomo mi pi soweli tomo pi jan pona', 'tomo pi soweli tomo mi pi jan pona' 'tomo pi jan pona mi pi soweli tomo' 'tomo mi pi jan pona pi soweli tomo' . Keeping the left grouping as much as possible is an advantage.
None of this is official or even much discussed in the last case. But this is an opportunity to fix up a reasonable set of guidelines.


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In my last post, I wrote about Ushnisha Sitataputra who is better known as the The White Umbrella Goddess. While, I highly revere Ushnisha Sitataputra I unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, don't have a highly miraculous personal story that I can share about her. However, allow me to share the story of a Canadian Buddhist who I met in one of my trips in Legaspi, Albay.
B works for an international NGO, and she was assigned in one of the remote town in Albay. Because she was assigned in a remote town that has no internet she'll have to travel to Legaspi City every Monday to be able to do her paper work and reports and email them to their regional head. She would usually stay at the volunteer's house rented by their NGO for them. The house also functions as an office. In one of her overnight stay at the Volunteer's House an accident happened. The Filipina that they hired to help them keep the place clean forgot to turn off the electric fan that she used in the kitchen, they're not sure whether it overheated or there was short circuit but whatever happened it created fire. At that time B and four other volunteers where in the house, but B was sharing a room with another female volunteer from Singapore.
B and her roommate were woken by shouts and banging from their door. When her roommate opened the door, one of the other male volunteers was shouting, according to B she didn't really hear what he was saying because she already saw what was happening, the thick smoke outside their room indicated that there was fire and it was already bad.
According to B the three male volunteers attempted to go down the stair s but is unable to do so because of the thick smoke. They went inside B's room and attempted to break the window. But typical of Filipino houses they were actually 'barred' from going out through the window. Unable to break the window, they all went to the only other room occupied by the male volunteers, but again their efforts to break the window proved futile. They were all in panic and felt that they're trapped. B said she unconsciously touched the The White Umbrella Goddess pendant she is wearing, and something prompted her to recite the short version of the mantra of Ushnisha Sitataputra, she said she's not sure how many times she recited it but soon after reciting the mantra she remembered that there is a fire escape which is weirdly accessible through the window in the restroom. She called everybody and while everything was burned to ashes, B and her co-volunteers escaped unharmed. She firmly believes that it was The White Umbrella Goddess who saved them.
According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, one of the fastest ways to tap Ushnisha Sitataputra's protection and/or blessing is to wear or have her image in your house and recite her mantra. The mantra of The White Umbrella Goddess is a mouthful but a very powerful one.
Allow me to share with you her mantra.
This is one of the mantras that I regularly recite, and although saying it 7 times a day, everyday, is powerful enough, I prefer reciting one full mala at least twice a week.
The short version of the mantra is HUM MAMA HUM NI SOHA. But it is advisable that you recite the full mantra three times before saying one full mala of the short version.
Furthermore, wearing an Ushnisha Sitataputra pendant will also ensure that you are constantly protected. Having an image of The White Umbrella Goddess at home, in your living room, will also ensure that your house is constantly protected.


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Next Tuesday, 5/24/11, the University of Utah will host a 7:00 p.m. concert by the group U2 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Commuter Services recently sent out an email notifying University affiliates (employees, students, etc.) of this event because they "anticipate this will have a significant impact on parking and traffic during the whole day — even though the concert begins at 7:00 p.m." They have made a parking map for the event available on their website for those driving to the concert.
The University has a number of transit alternatives that allows visitors and affiliates to leave their cars at home, thus reducing congestion and air pollution:
- UTA and U: public transportation services the campus with numerous bus routes and the University TRAX line. Use UTA's Trip Planner to plan your route.
- Shuttles: Commuter Services runs a number of free shuttle routes that allow anyone on campus to traverse our large campus quickly. Signs posted at shuttle stops include instructions on how to send a text that will reply with the next time the shuttle you want will arrive. You can even view a live map that tracks the path of each bus on any and all routes!
- Bicycles: bicycling "is convenient, healthy, and a green alternative to driving to campus. It's virtually cost-free and allows much closer access to your destination than the parking lots" (from Commuter Services site). And UTA's TRAX trains allow cyclists to put their bikes on trains to and from the U. Buses have bike racks mounted on their front bumpers that can carry two bikes at a time. You can bring your bike to campus on UTA, and on your return ride past all the automotive congestion!
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